cws
Member
- Location
- Oakland, CA
Hi all-
First post here. I installed a motion sensor to control an outlet that in turn controls a line voltage light and a 600w transformer hooked up to about 10 10W or 20W outdoor lights. There had been no problem with the operation of the lights prior to switching everything around. Now, when the transformer is plugged in, the circuit breaker trips. Also, another curious problem, which is possibly related. The motion sensor worked fine for a couple days, and all during testing. Then it stopped working suddenly. I tried replacing the head, and when I hooked up a new head and turned it on for the first time, something inside the motion sensor burnt up. I checked the voltage going to the motion sensor and there was 120V between black and white, and 120V between black and red. Red goes to the outlet that the transformer and line voltage light are plugged into. (please let me know if additional details will help understand the problem). I have some theories as to what the problem is, but I would like to hear some other opinions as well.
First post here. I installed a motion sensor to control an outlet that in turn controls a line voltage light and a 600w transformer hooked up to about 10 10W or 20W outdoor lights. There had been no problem with the operation of the lights prior to switching everything around. Now, when the transformer is plugged in, the circuit breaker trips. Also, another curious problem, which is possibly related. The motion sensor worked fine for a couple days, and all during testing. Then it stopped working suddenly. I tried replacing the head, and when I hooked up a new head and turned it on for the first time, something inside the motion sensor burnt up. I checked the voltage going to the motion sensor and there was 120V between black and white, and 120V between black and red. Red goes to the outlet that the transformer and line voltage light are plugged into. (please let me know if additional details will help understand the problem). I have some theories as to what the problem is, but I would like to hear some other opinions as well.